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Sunday, 12 November 2017

Sony spent $10 million to reshoot a movie after removing em-battered Kevin Spacey

When it was announced that director Ridley
Scott would be removing Kevin Spacey
from his upcoming biopic, All The Money In The World, a
sizeable shockwave reverberated through the film industry and its consumers.

Still Ridley Scott made the decision to completely remove Spacey from the
film. This move was made in spite of the fact that the film was little more
than five weeks away from its scheduled, awards-season-friendly release date of
December 22nd. The role of J. Paul Getty will now be entirely reshot with Christopher Plummer delivering his own
portrayal of the wealthy but problematic legend.

All The Money In The World is written by David Scarpa and is based on the book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes Of The Heirs Of J. Paul Getty,
by John Pearson. The movie
specifically dramatizes the events of 1973, when then teenage John Paul Getty
III was kidnapped by an organized crime group and mutilated, while his mother
desperately tried to encourage her son’s grandfather – oil tycoon J. Paul Getty
– to pay the ransom being demanded. The role of J. Paul Getty was filled by
Kevin Spacey, until an avalanche of sexual assault and harassment allegations
against him – from the 1980s to the present day – made him unemployable in the
entertainment industry.

The situation is expected to add over $10 million to the cost of the
production. This number will include Christopher Plummer’s fee – for what is
anticipated to be 8-10 days of shooting; the cost of bringing actors Mark Walhberg and Michelle Williams back for unexpected reshoots beyond those already
covered in their contracts; the cost of the crew for those additional shooting
days; additional editing; and the necessary overhaul of marketing and
promotional materials. The outlet makes it clear that these costs are unlikely
to be covered by insurance, and so will be largely ‘out-of-pocket.’